This is a rebroadcast from Toast of the Nation 2008-2009. The music from this session is now on the Grammy Award-winning album, Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard. The person most responsible for ...

The legacy of the artistic genius of bassist/composer/bandleader Charles Mingus continues its viability nearly a quarter century after his untimely death. Through the ...

“Every tune a classic, every player a master, every tune sounding new, every player keeping the spirit of Charles Mingus alive and swinging!" --Michael Bourne, WBGO “A spirited blend of the lush ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Grammy Award-winning 14-piece jazz ensemble the Mingus Big Band just ...

The Mingus Big Band rang in 2009 with a rousing and raucous 80-minute set before a sold-out crowd at the Jazz Standard in New York. The Mingus Big Band is a hot band at any time, and on this night, it ...

"So Long Eric" is Mingus' response to his longtime friend and band member, Eric Dolphy. Christian McBride, Larry Klein, James Newton, Keki Mingus, Jason Moran, and Charles McPherson discuss the ...

In March 1922, Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac, or Jack, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. The following month, Charles Mingus was born in the border town of Nogales, Arizona. In this, the 100th ...

The Mingus Big Band gave the faithful Thursday at Royce Hall a mighty blast of the wild, wooly spirit of Charles Mingus. The ensemble is tighter than what one remembers from previous L.A. gigs, yet ...

Charles Mingus was a paradigm-shifting bassist, a volatile bandleader, and a quite readable author. But it’s his skill as a prolific and visionary composer, of everything from tough and tender ballads ...

Some years ago, as I sat on a professional committee, the subject of the Mingus Big Band came up. A colleague asked, “You mean they play only Mingus’s music?” When told yes, she put her foot in her ...

The legacy of Charles Mingus is, in short, inexpressible. An innovative jazz bass player, composer, bandleader and pianist, his extensive repertoire included playing alongside names like Duke ...